Pakistan Vs South Africa | 2nd Test | Day 3| 16/02/2013 | Cape Town

[Square Drive]

Misbah is as cool as a cucumber. He's going to rescue us.

 

[asif9138]

hour and half left in the game

 

[ViciousMachine]

They need to tuk tuk till tomorrow tea.

That would be ideal, because then you get a lead of 300+ and you only give them 4 sessions, so it would give us a chance at both a win & draw. Wouldnt be easy for RSA to win from there.

 

[taqi]

batting getting difficult odd bowl is getting low

 

[saiyan0312]

There is a good reason why after 38 tests he only has 3 Test centuries!

There is also a reason why he never got a double hundred despite being made for tests.

 

[asif9138]

next 50 runs will give us chance to bowl

 

[JibranAnsari]

Azhar ali plays spin like a 12 years old.

 

[saiyan0312]

It's also a beautiful day to sack Ramiz from the commentary team!

While they are at it take every saffer commentator down too.

 

[Sledger]

Bad ball not put away, pressure on Azhar.

 

[saiyan0312]

batting getting difficult odd bowl is getting low

Really?? well hope our so called pacers use this to advantage.

 

[MJcricket]

Yes.

 

[Square Drive]

Good drive, but a dot.

 

[JibranAnsari]

22 overs after that. 50 more without any loss will be good.

 

[Sledger]

There was one bad ball there, should have had 3 or 4 off the over. It's a maiden.

 

[asif9138]

azhar has to hit him few boundries

 

[IMMY69]

While they are at it take every saffer commentator down too.

Atleast with the Saffers you get some satisfaction when the team does well and sticks it to them. With Rambo it's a lose lose situation

 

[saiyan0312]

Azhar Ali's batting average in 3rd innings of Tests is far better than the rest of the innings. It goes something like: First innings average (36.14), Second (46.00), Third (78.66), Fourth (26.66). Watch out, South Africa!


Little stat from cric info.

 

[ekpakistani]

steyn rattles our batting .. and I have no problem with that .. he is a machine ..

but peterson ???? pleasee ..... this is embarrassing

 

[Bilal7]

Azhar is really ticking me off. He's been there for some 60-odd deliveries but can't seem to buy a run off Peterson.

 

[castortroy]

This batting line up is crying out for an aggressor.
None of these batter can change gears

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Ab talks a lot of rubbish.

 

[Sledger]

One other point is that the longer Pakistan bat the more the wicket should deteriorate but it's still risky to save your attack for very late in the order.

 

[asif9138]

i have feeling no demage will be done today

 

[Shaheerthe2nd]

These two need to take the lead over 100

 

[MJcricket]

MJ who you think will score 270 and how long we will play?

These two and Asad. By tea tomorrow.

 

[JibranAnsari]

None of these batsmen are good enough to attempt a sweep.

 

[saiyan0312]

Atleast with the Saffers you get some satisfaction when the team does well and sticks it to them. With Rambo it's a lose lose situation

Thats a good point... why cant ramiz defend us. i am not saying become a fan boy but take your teams side once in a while.

 

[ekpakistani]

Misbah's plan is to tire the SA bowlers

 

[doctordamor]

man YK wkt was huge blow need umar akmal in team some how

 

[chacha kashmiri]

i dont under stand this bowling at the stumps thing, does it mean the runs have dried up and their trying to cut down the cuts

 

[ekpakistani]

Thats a good point... why cant ramiz defend us. i am not saying become a fan boy but take your teams side once in a while.

ramiz will lose his job if he does that .. like waqar and co ..

 

[Sledger]

Another bad ball missed..

 

[asif9138]

tuk tuk at best

 

[H2O1]

stuck on 55

 

[saiyan0312]

None of these batsmen are good enough to attempt a sweep.

says hello

 

[Square Drive]

I woke up early for this game. I think Misbah is worrying about me, so he's trying to make me go to sleep again.

 

[ekpakistani]

on .. cricinfo .. LOL

zakir: "if misbah and azhar ali bat together for 100 run stand, the video of their partnership can be very useful for police department to torture the criminals...."

 

[JibranAnsari]

says hello

he can't play sweep , only slog.

 

[asif9138]

if these 2 take us to 170 by lunch tomorrow, then we are going to win this match

 

[asif9138]

maiden pa maiden.....

 

[JibranAnsari]

21 overs today.

 

[kungfu90]

Pakistani batting is so much like underdeveloped economies, poor growth(strike) rate and very prone to collapse.

 

[goldleaf]

Need to start attacking Peterson the pie chucker

 

[H2O1]

if these 2 take us to 170 by lunch tomorrow, then we are going to win this match

yep ajmal will destroy saffers

 

[asif9138]

that was bad ball

 

[imranraf]

Just woke up in the USA. How did South Africa end up getting more than 300. I was expecting them to be all out under 250. What happened to the pitch? Was it not spinning? And now, we are 3 down. I was quite happy till I went to bed last night.

 

[ekpakistani]

Peterson must be very happy .. we made a bradman out of him when we bowled at him .. and now we are making him look like a combination of shane warne, murali and saqlain .....

 

[Sledger]

Azhar not able to pierce the offside field.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Pies thrown by peterson and

 

[chacha kashmiri]

azhar puts away the full toss to the fielder in the circle

 

[castortroy]

Useless tactics

 

[MJcricket]

Hafeez should not be part of the test team outside the SC. I would have NJ and Taufeeq as openers and U Akmal in the middle order. U Akmal is much more talented test batsman than Hafeez. However, Hafeez is one of the best LOI player.

 

[kungfu90]

Even utter poor deliveries going dot.

 

[asif9138]

all three bad ball..azhar wasted it

 

[H2O1]

what the ******** , stuck on 55

 

[shan]

Azhar need to grow couple of tatay

 

[JibranAnsari]

and misbah had long on for

 

[Sledger]

lol. Legend.

 

[ekpakistani]

3 maidens on the trot ...

 

[asif9138]

now score stuck on 50s

 

[JibranAnsari]

Azhar will get out any moment. Going nowhere.

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

This has turned into quite a tuk tuk fest.

 

[Bilal7]

Why did Steyn not target this hack known as Azhar? Why Younis?

 

[Strike!]

Hafeez should not be part of the test team outside the SC. I would have NJ and Taufeeq as openers and U Akmal in the middle order. U Akmal is much more talented test batsman than Hafeez. However, Hafeez is one of the best LOI player.

How can you have two left handers as openers?

 

[wazzy]

lol @Azhar..... just hit a low full toss straight to a fielder. This is going nowhere. Started positive but gone into his shell. Does not look good at all.

 

[ekpakistani]

i have feeling that misbah will attack now ..

 

[JibranAnsari]

Misbah has played only ywo scoring shots so far

 

[asif9138]

Azhar need to grow couple of tatay

thats not possible..those already grown

 

[imshally81]

morkel on

 

[Lara400]

Theses two have now played out 9 overs for a staggering 10 runs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Shoaib Akhtar's Fan]

Morkel to taget Misbah now

 

[Sledger]

Smith rotating bowlers smartly.

 

[IMMY69]

Azhar can't give it away now... He's got play through the innings

 

[JibranAnsari]

Wicket coming this over.

 

[H2O1]

thats not possible..those already grown

you made me happy LOL LOL

 

[ViciousMachine]

A lot of jokes, but you guys do realize that every dot ball is a win for Pakistan right??

Ball gets older, wicket gets more cracked.

Also, as I stated, most of Pak runs in 1st innings came after first 50 overs, when ball was older. That would happen tomorrow morning. Thats the session to attack. i'll take 55/3 at close of day today. just need to make sure nobody gets out. That is the only thing that matters in this session, not losing another wicket.

 

[imshally81]

Azhar need to grow couple of tatay

touba touba

 

[Sledger]

Morkel just let out a battle cry. Could be cooked.

 

[ekpakistani]

Morkel is injured ... congrats

 

[doctordamor]

Azharrr seriously man can't put away bad balls? what would it take for him to learn how to rotate strike?